Confirmation

If you pinned me against a wall, I’d admit to being a liberal. And pinning me against a wall is exactly what I’d expect from someone like you.


Confirmation is about gulfs we can’t talk across and the way we choose to see only the evidence that proves we’re right. Working with research into the phenomenon of confirmation bias, Confirmation is an attempt to have an honourable dialogue with political extremism - to find out how we can end up so far apart.

Developed by Warwick Arts Centre and China Plate

Commissioned by Northern Stage and Battersea Arts Centre